The 1982 LPGA Tour was the 33rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 28 to November 7. The season consisted of 35 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, five each. Carner led the money list with earnings of $310,400.

There were three first-time winners in 1982: Janet Alex, Cathy Morse, and Ayako Okamoto. Sandra Haynie won the last of her 42 LPGA events in 1982.

The tournament results and award winners are listed below.

Tournament results

The following table shows all the official money events for the 1982 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.

DateTournamentLocationWinnerScorePurse ($)1st prize ($)
Jan 31Whirlpool Championship of Deer CreekFloridaUnited States Hollis Stacy (10)282 (−6)125,00018,750
Feb 7Elizabeth Arden ClassicFloridaUnited States JoAnne Carner (34)283 (−5)125,00018,750
Feb 14S&H Golf ClassicFloridaUnited States Hollis Stacy (11)204 (−12)125,00018,750
Feb 21Bent Tree Ladies ClassicFloridaUnited States Beth Daniel (8)276 (−12)150,00022,500
Feb 28Arizona Copper ClassicArizonaJapan Ayako Okamoto (1)281 (−7)125,00018,750
Mar 7American Express Sun City ClassicArizonaUnited States Beth Daniel (9)278 (−10)100,00015,000
Mar 15Olympia Gold ClassicCaliforniaSouth Africa Sally Little (11)288 (−4)150,00022,500
Mar 21J&B Scotch Pro-AmNevadaUnited States Nancy Lopez (24)279 (−10)200,00030,000
Mar 28Women's Kemper OpenHawaiiUnited States Amy Alcott (16)286 (−6)175,00026,250
Apr 4Nabisco Dinah Shore InvitationalCaliforniaSouth Africa Sally Little (12)278 (−10)300,00045,000
Apr 18CPC Women's InternationalSouth CarolinaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (82)281 (−7)150,00022,500
Apr 25Orlando Lady ClassicFloridaUnited States Patty Sheehan (2)209 (−7)150,00022,500
May 2Birmingham ClassicAlabamaUnited States Beth Daniel (10)203 (−13)100,00015,000
May 9United Virginia Bank ClassicVirginiaSouth Africa Sally Little (13)208 (−11)125,00018,750
May 16Lady MichelobGeorgiaUnited States Kathy Whitworth (83)207 (−9)150,00022,500
May 23Chrysler-Plymouth Charity ClassicNew YorkUnited States Cathy Morse (1)216 (E)125,00018,750
May 30Corning ClassicNew YorkUnited States Sandra Spuzich (6)280 (−8)125,00018,750
Jun 6McDonald's ClassicPennsylvaniaUnited States JoAnne Carner (35)276 (−12)250,00037,500
Jun 13LPGA ChampionshipOhioAustralia Jan Stephenson (8)279 (−9)200,00030,000
Jun 20Lady Keystone OpenPennsylvaniaAustralia Jan Stephenson (9)211 (−5)200,00030,000
Jun 27Rochester InternationalNew YorkUnited States Sandra Haynie (41)276 (−12)200,00030,000
Jul 4Peter Jackson ClassicCanadaUnited States Sandra Haynie (42)280 (−8)200,00030,000
Jul 11West Virginia LPGA ClassicWest VirginiaUnited States Hollis Stacy (12)209 (−7)125,00018,750
Jul 18Mayflower ClassicIndianaSouth Africa Sally Little (14)275 (−13)200,00030,000
Jul 25U.S. Women's OpenCaliforniaUnited States Janet Alex (1)283 (−5)175,00027,315
Aug 1Columbia Savings ClassicColoradoUnited States Beth Daniel (11)276 (−12)200,00030,000
Aug 8Boston Five ClassicMassachusettsUnited States Sandra Palmer (18)281 (−7)175,00026,250
Aug 15WUI ClassicNew YorkUnited States Beth Daniel (12)276 (−12)125,00018,750
Aug 22Chevrolet World Championship of Women's GolfOhioUnited States JoAnne Carner (36)284 (−4)125,00050,000
Aug 29Henredon ClassicNorth CarolinaUnited States JoAnne Carner (37)282 (−6)165,00024,750
Sep 6Rail Charity Golf ClassicIllinoisUnited States JoAnne Carner (38)202 (−14)125,00018,750
Sep 12Mary Kay ClassicTexasUnited States Sandra Spuzich (7)206 (−10)155,00023,250
Sep 26Safeco ClassicWashingtonUnited States Patty Sheehan (3)276 (−12)175,00026,250
Oct 3Inamori ClassicCaliforniaUnited States Patty Sheehan (4)277 (−15)150,00022,500
Nov 7Mazda Japan ClassicJapanUnited States Nancy Lopez (25)207 (−9)250,00030,000

Awards

AwardWinnerCountry
Money winnerJoAnne Carner (2)United States
Scoring leader (Vare Trophy)JoAnne Carner (4)United States
Player of the YearJoAnne Carner (3)United States
Rookie of the YearPatti RizzoUnited States

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